What does ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō): To fall away or lose one's grasp; often used metaphorically for spiritual failure or abandoning faith.
Greek · G1601
ἐκπίπτω
To fall out
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ἐκπίπτω G1601
Pronunciation ekpíptō
What does ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō): To fall away or lose one's grasp; often used metaphorically for spiritual failure or abandoning faith.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1601?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] fall from (1), adrift (1), fall (1), falls (1), fell (1).
Where does ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 12:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1), Galatians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] fall from 1× 2 Peter 3:17
adrift 1× Acts 27:32
fall 1× 1 Peter 1:24
falls 1× James 1:11
fell 1× Acts 12:7
has failed 1× Romans 9:6
run aground 1× Acts 27:26
they would run aground 1× Acts 27:17
we would run aground 1× Acts 27:29
you have fallen away 1× Galatians 5:4
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Acts 12:7 ἐξέπεσαν to fell Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 27:17 ἐκπέσωσιν to they would run aground Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 27:26 ἐκπεσεῖν to run aground Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 27:29 ἐκπέσωμεν to we would run aground Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 27:32 ἐκπεσεῖν to adrift Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Romans 9:6 ἐκπέπτωκεν to has failed Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 5:4 ἐξεπέσατε to you have fallen away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural James 1:11 ἐξέπεσεν to falls Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Peter 1:24 ἐξέπεσεν to fall Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 3:17 ἐκπέσητε to [and] fall from Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 12:7
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Acts 5 Romans 1 Galatians 1 James 1 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐκπεσεῖν 2x ekpesein Acts 27:26, Acts 27:32
ἐξέπεσεν 2x exepesen James 1:11, 1 Peter 1:24
ἐκπέπτωκεν 1x ekpeptōken Romans 9:6
ἐκπέσητε 1x ekpesēte 2 Peter 3:17
ἐκπέσωμεν 1x ekpesōmen Acts 27:29
ἐκπέσωσιν 1x ekpesōsin Acts 27:17
ἐξέπεσαν 1x exepesan Acts 12:7
ἐξεπέσατε 1x exepesate Galatians 5:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x James 1:11, 1 Peter 1:24
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 2x Acts 27:26, Acts 27:32
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Galatians 5:4
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 12:7
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Acts 27:29
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x 2 Peter 3:17
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 27:17
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 9:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To fall away or lose one's grasp; often used metaphorically for spiritual failure or abandoning faith.
Strong's G1601
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 3 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 12:7 Source Gloss
to fall out
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 13:25 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐκπίπτοντες, ekpiptontev
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Acts 12:7 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέπεσον exepeson
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Acts 27:17 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκπέσωσι, ekpeswsin
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Acts 27:26 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκπεσεῖν. ekpesein
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Acts 27:29 Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκπέσωμεν, ekpeswmen
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Acts 27:32 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκπεσεῖν. ekpesein
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Romans 9:6 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
ἐκπέπτωκεν ekpeptwken
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:8 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐκπίπτει· ekpiptei
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Galatians 5:4 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξεπέσατε. exepesate
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse James 1:11 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέπεσε, exepesen
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse 1 Peter 1:24 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξέπεσε· exepesen
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse 2 Peter 3:17 Verb Second Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐκπέσητε ekpeshte
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verse Revelation 2:5 Verb Second Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
ἐκπέπτωκας, ekpeptwkav
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Acts 27:26 · Acts 27:32 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Aorist Active Jas 1:11 · 1 Pet 1:24 · Acts 12:7 · Gal 5:4 4×
Perfect Active Rom 9:6 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active Acts 27:17 · Acts 27:29 · 2 Pet 3:17 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 9 perfect 1
Voice
active 10
Mood
indicative 5 subjunctive 3 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 12:7 ἐξέπεσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:17 ἐκπέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 27:26 ἐκπεσεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 27:29 ἐκπέσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 27:32 ἐκπεσεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 9:6 ἐκπέπτωκεν perfect active indicative resultant Galatians 5:4 ἐξεπέσατε aorist active indicative completed James 1:11 ἐξέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 1:24 ἐξέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 3:17 ἐκπέσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
physical object falling from hands, chains falling away
sailors falling from ship into sea during storm
flower withering and falling off, natural decay
metaphorical falling from grace, loss of spiritual standing
word of God failing or becoming ineffective, metaphorical collapse
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain